Ebook: Mechanics: From Newton's Laws to Deterministic Chaos

This book covers all topics in mechanics from elementary Newtonian mechanics, the principles of canonical mechanics and rigid body mechanics to relativistic mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. It was among the first textbooks to include dynamical systems and deterministic chaos in due detail. As compared to the previous editions the present fifth edition is updated and revised with more explanations, additional examples and sections on Noether's theorem.

Symmetries and invariance principles, the basic geometric aspects of mechanics as well as elements of continuum mechanics also play an important role. The book will enable the reader to develop general principles from which equations of motion follow, to understand the importance of canonical mechanics and of symmetries as a basis for quantum mechanics, and to get practice in using general theoretical concepts and tools that are essential for all branches of physics.

The book contains more than 120 problems with complete solutions, as well as some practical examples which make moderate use of personal computers. This will be appreciated in particular by students using this textbook to accompany lectures on mechanics. The book ends with some historical notes on scientists who made important contributions to the development of mechanics.

This book covers all topics in mechanics from elementary Newtonian mechanics, the principles of canonical mechanics and rigid body mechanics to relativistic mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. It was among the first textbooks to include dynamical systems and deterministic chaos in due detail. As compared to the previous editions the present fifth edition is updated and revised with more explanations and additional examples.

Symmetries and invariance principles, the basic geometric aspects of mechanics as well as elements of continuum mechanics also play an important role. The book will enable the reader to develop general principles from which equations of motion follow, to understand the importance of canonical mechanics and of symmetries as a basis for quantum mechanics, and to get practice in using general theoretical concepts and tools that are essential for all branches of physics.

The book contains more than 120 problems with complete solutions, as well as some practical examples which make moderate use of personal computers. This will be appreciated in particular by students using this textbook to accompany lectures on mechanics. The book ends with some historical notes on scientists who made important contributions to the development of mechanics.

Theoretische Physik 1. Mechanik ist der erste von fünf Bänden zur Theoretischen Physik von Professor Scheck. Die Mechanik erscheint in achter, überarbeiteter Auflage als erster Band des Zyklus Theoretische Physik: Band 1: Mechanik. Von den Newtonschen Gesetzen zum deterministischen Chaos; Band 2: Nichtrelativistische Quantentheorie. Vom Wasserstoffatom zu den Vielteilchensystemen; Band 3: Klassische Feldtheorie. Von der Elektrodynamik zu den Eichtheorien; Band 4: Quantisierte Felder. Von den Symmetrien zur Quantenelektrodynamik; Band 5: Statistische Theorie der Wärme. Von der Thermodynamik zur Quantenstatistik.

Das Lehrbuch stellt eine moderne Theoretische Physik in stringenter Darstellung dar. Aufgaben und vollständige Lösungen helfen bei der Erarbeitung des Stoffes.